Alain de Botton: Status Anxiety
[2:23:06] The documentary film Status Anxiety (2004), presented by Alain de Botton and based on his book of the same nam…
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[17:39] Given an inherent subjective nature, emotions have long been a nearly impenetrable topic for scientific rese…
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[5:57] Extensive biological and developmental research shows significant neglect—the ongoing disruption or sig…
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[3:22] Michael Mosley meets Professor Mark Mattson. His work with mice at the National Institue on Ageing, has produce…
MOREWhat Are You Worth? Getting Past Status Anxiety
[2:13] Writer Alain De Botton says that status anxiety is more pernicious and destructive than most of us can imagine, a…
MOREYour Brain on Stress and Anxiety
[4:41] SO IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE BRAIN WORKS!……Observe how comfortable you are in this specifi…
MORESophie Scott: The Science of Laughter
[1:16:44] If you ask people what makes them laugh, they will tell you they laugh at jokes: however if you look at when they …
MOREAspartame and the Brain
[6:00] The reason artificially sweetened beverages have been associated with depression may be because of psycholog…
MOREDavid Anderson: Your brain is more than a bag of chemicals
[15:25] Modern psychiatric drugs treat the chemistry of the whole brain, but neurobiologist David Anderson believes …
MOREMichio Kaku: Reading Minds, Recording Dreams, and Brain Imaging
[5:58] Dr. Michio Kaku returns to Big Think studios to discuss his latest book, The Future of the Mind (http://goo.gl/1…
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